Many felt as if the move was inevitable, given that FaZe's tournament results have gradually worsened over the course of the year. Since winning ESL One Belo Horizonte in June, the team has been eliminated in the group stage of four out of the seven international events they've played.

What's more, in late September it was revealed that Nikola “NiKo” Kovac had taken over as the team's IGL.

The Danish organization ended the year with one final championship victory, dropping only one map to Natus Vincere in the process. Astralis went undefeated in the group stage against Na’Vi, Cloud9, MIBR, FaZe Clan and Ninjas in Pyjamas, and went on to take the best-of-three grand final against Na’Vi 2-1.

As Astralis' claimed their thirteenth trophy of the year, Emil "Magisk" Reif earned his first title as tournament MVP.